HEAVENLY INCLINED...: A NEW WEEK, A NEW DAY, EMPOWERED BY THE LORD!!!

Thanksgiving for the LORD's Favor

Psalms 138 (A Psalm of David)
1/ I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2/ I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
3/ In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
4/ All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
5/ Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
6/ Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
7/ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8/ The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me:
thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands... AMEN!!!

One CANNOT earn GRACE, it is HIS own ESSENCE; a gift, still, IF one claims to be IN HIS GRACE, we ARE to, or, OUGHT to, be reflections of that GRACE! 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1, tells us not to take HIS GRACE in vain! This means, living in LOVE, morality, ethics, virtue, righteousness, and, spiritual improvement, TOWARDS, spiritual maturity, WHILE, visibly BEING as LIGHTS, beaming OF *GOD*, beckoning the world, TO THE LIGHT! Righteousness MEANS, conduct in conformity with *GOD'S* WILL, and, "Be HOLY because I AM HOLY!", therefore, indicating that knowledge, wisdom, and, effort, DO, apply TO the righteous!!! NEVER forget, we were grafted in, and, if we do not bear fruit, as a dead branch, we will be pruned out, just as were, the natural branches!!!

We are not saved by works, instead, works PROVE HIM in us: they identify HIS own...

IF I claim ONENESS with *GOD*, through CHRIST JESUS, I am DEAD TO THE WORLD, THUS, LIVING as HIM, which is, hopefully, witnessed IN, and, THROUGH, my every thought, action, and, reaction; MEANING, I am, THROUGH CONSCIOUS application OF THE WORD, HIS COMMANDS, HIS WILL, REFLECTING righteousness, not, merely, FAITH! I become, the TRULY FRUITFUL branch, of THE VINE, the TRUE member of THE BODY/THE CHURCH, CHRIST JESUS, and, TESTIFY, then, GLORIFY, BOLDLY, BY my thoughts, actions, and, reactions, HIS name, because, HE IS WORTHY, and, IN HIS LOVE, has SHOWN me, how I OUGHT to exist, to which, I eagerly, adapt, and, comply!!!

MATTHEW 5:48...
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect

1 PETER 1:14-16...
14/ Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance
15/ but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,
16/ for it is written, "Be holy because I (am) holy."

ROMANS 12:2...
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

Conduct, in conformity to *GOD'S* WILL, marks the righteous; it is NOT because of guilt, or, ancient Laws, but, because of LOVE; LOVE for *GOD*, self, then, others! CHRIST JESUS gave us Commandments to live by, of which, the first is to LOVE *GOD*, with all of your mind, heart, and, soul; the second is, to LOVE one another!

LOVE COMPELS us to LIVE IN HIM, through conduct which conforms to *GOD*; in other words, morality, ethics, doing good, and, being good, and, ever striving to improve the spirit! It is about REFLECTING THE TRUTH, for ALL to bear witness to, FOR, and, TO HIS GLORY, RADIANTLY SHINING OF HIS POWER, GRACE, and, MERCIES!!!

It IS ALL ABOUT LOVE, baby, all about LOVE!!!

MATTHEW 4: 17...From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

JOHN 14:15..."If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

NOTE: I do not intend to preach, rather to reach; to stir up, awaken, to inspire, and, bring forth, in discussion, that which is, perhaps, dormantly existing in the heart of hearts, thus, little, or, no, sugar coatings, just THE WORD of *GOD*, the TRUTH, along with some of my thoughts. And truth is, I am reminding myself always, as I practice these reminders, in the best of my abilities, and capacities, while RELYING on THE LORD to lead me on that narrow PATH---> MATTHEW 7: 14: "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it... TO *GOD* BE ALL GLORY...

A NEW WEEK, A NEW DAY, EMPOWERED BY THE LORD!!!

Here we are, by the GRACE of *GOD*, entering a new week; the 2ND week of Lent, in this most HOLY season...

Often, we hold onto things we have done, said, or thought, but, it is best to forget what is NOT of today! We should NEVER look back, and ALWAYS look forward! Each dawn brings NEWNESS with it, and OPPORTUNITIES to improve the being, hopefully, from the spirit outwardly. What ever we might have done, experienced, thought, or felt yesterday, is gone, save for the lessons therein; thus, we SHOULD embrace THE GIFT OF THIS day, with renewed vigor, and resolve...

THE GOOD LORD DOESN'T want us to be bogged down by yesterday; HE WANTS us to LOOK FORWARD, because HE KNOWS WHERE HE IS LEADING US, our POTENTIAL, and WHOM HE CREATED in us! The enemy, the oppressor, the deceiver of the world, on the other hand, sends a WHOLE LOTTA chatter into our minds, hoping to bring us down lower than we are, to keep us below radar, if you will, of the HEAVENS ABOVE...

It's a NEW day, a NEW week; I SURVIVED, even overcame some things that LED me to THIS time, and I AM looking FORWARD, WITH *GOD* as my foresight, insight, and hindsight; after all, HE IS MY TRUE SIGHT!!!

IF I am IN HIM, and have understanding from HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WORD, I KNOW that whatever I might have faltered in, whatever I might have failed at, whatever wrong I might have done, I CAN correct, and move on, with the confidence that I AM alright, maybe even better than I was the day before yesterday, BECAUSE that which might have been wrong, HOPEFULLY, taught me...

Of course, externals affect us too, and, SOME of them are PREVALENT, but, I KNOW all I have to do is PRAY, and communicate with THE LORD, and ask for HIS assistance, guidance, direction, protection, comfort, strength, and recommendations; in which case, though these externals are yet in my face, so to speak, they are NOT hindrances, instead, opportunities to use my *GOD*-infused sensibilities, diligence, and determination to OVERCOMING these, little by little...

My MENTALITY IN THIS *GOD* GIVEN DAY, IS PARAMOUNT TO what comes of it! IF it is secured in LOVE of HIM, and others, in FAITH, BELIEF, TRUST, and KNOWLEDGE of HIM, HIS WILL, and WORD, I AM EMPOWERED! IF I USE what HE HAS taught me, in ANY given moment, I AM ENABLED!!!

BY THE LORD, and HIS GIFTS to me, in this day, I AM ENCOURAGED, thus, I AM ENDOWED! I AM ENTITLED to MAKING this day one which WILL BRING TO HIM, GLORY! I AM MOTIVATED, even EXCITED with HIS PRESENCE in my life, ENOUGH to SMILE as I TACKLE the distractions that the world WILL hurl my way, this day! I AM INVIGORATED BY HIM!!!

Yes, it is a NEW week, a NEW day, and THERE IS PROMISE IN this time, BY THE LOVE, GRACE, MERCY, and COMPASSION of THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY! GRAB ONTO HIM, and FLY HIGH IN HIM!!!

BE THANKFUL, BE GRATEFUL, PRAY, PRAISE, WORSHIP, REJOICE, and BLESS THE LORD *GOD*, with ALL your heart! STAND in LOVE, in FAITH, in HOPE, in TRUST, and HIS PROMISES for your life! BE A BLESSING for others, and BE BLESSED! BE ENCOURAGED, BE UNDAUNTED by what the enemy flaunts! BE OF GOOD CHEER, and SHOW the world, THE POWER OF THE LORD *GOD*! SHINE, SHINE, SHINE, and REFLECT HIS PERFECTION! EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY OF THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD for this time, and HIS PRESENCE in our lives! CELEBRATE THIS TIME, WITH the BEST of what HE HAS placed within!!!

MUCH LOVE, may *GOD* BLESS, and BE with us ALL, and may HIS PEACE accompany us every second of this BLESSED time!!!

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